Barriers erected outside the Carroll Street MTA entrance at 2nd Place and Smith Street, in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
Looks like the 360 Smith luxury condo development is going to shut down my subway entrance, and severely mess up the nice plaza in front:
Because the safety of our customers is of utmost concern, this closure will be in effect on a 24-hour, 7 days per week basis for 6-8 months (subject to the progress of the construction project)…
See outside.in for more history of this controversial development.
This post showed up on my outside.in Radar (http://outside.in/radar), and I just wanted to say thanks for linking to the 360 smith place page on outside.in. It’s an excellent example of how to use our site.
that is some serious bull right there. i don’t even recognize the space! and yes, it used to be a space where you could stand and watch the F train rolling in and smoke the last of your cigarette. brooklyn is becoming mallhattan.
Well, that was fast – it seems that the quick passage of the narrow streets zoning amendment for Carroll Gardens has brought construction to a “halt”:http://www.gowanuslounge.com/2008/07/25/that-was-fast-360-smith-street-comes-to-a-grinding-halt/. Because the project’s foundation is only 20% complete, it looks like the development will have to scale back its height and bulk, in order to conform with the new regulations.
And, the Carroll MTA entrance “will remain open”:http://www.gowanuslounge.com/2008/07/25/that-was-fast-2-carroll-street-station-to-stay-open/, for now.